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You may say the time it takes for Earth to make one full rotation is 24 hours... but you'd be slightly off. It takes 23 hours 56 minutes and 4 seconds. That's when the stars return to their same place in our sky. This is known as a 'Sidereal Day.' https://t.co/8mHahGml1r — PolitiTweet.org

Posted April 27, 2022

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This fluctuation has been known to us for a long time and charts are even included on sundials to calculate accurate time, in spite of what the Sun is telling us. It's called an 'Analemma.' https://t.co/rHoA8r8zSW — PolitiTweet.org

Posted April 27, 2022

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It takes slightly longer for the Sun to return to its same position in our sky, thus the 24 hours... but even still, this is just an average. Our orbit of the Sun varies in its distance from the gaseous body, meaning the length of a day shifts throughout the year (up to 14 mins!) https://t.co/avoGo29Q5G — PolitiTweet.org

Posted April 27, 2022